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RickBlacker
Bronze Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/02/2009 : 06:09:56
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Doing an internet serach on mods, found Monte Allums. Does anyone know of their DS1 mods are good? I was trying to listen, however, his sound clip he seemed to be running his DS1 with some other effects pedals, which is too bad because he's making it hard to really hear the pedal. Also, I'm more rock but his sound was very bluesy.
Anyway, any suggestions on his mods would be great. |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
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Posted - 02/02/2009 : 12:54:16
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| i would see if you can see if there are any on youtube. i have his opto plus mod for the cs-3 and like it |
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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
162 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2009 : 19:44:39
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i think his mods are as good as any of the "big name" guys.
i read alot of reviews on pedal mods and he has a great rep
for having good mods etc.
i would not be afraid of a mod from him. |
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RickBlacker
Bronze Member
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2009 : 19:55:07
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| Cool, thanks guys!! |
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Von
Copper Member
Australia
26 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2009 : 21:20:11
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Take a look at these
vonlehmannengineering.com
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RickBlacker
Bronze Member
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2009 : 21:57:10
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Hi Von...
I have. Not sure if it's my ears, the recording or what, but when I listened between stock and mod, all I heard was a volume increase, I was unable to really notice a difference in the actual tone or character of the pedal.
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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
162 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2009 : 23:15:29
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| DON'T TRUST RECORDNGS!!! |
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RickBlacker
Bronze Member
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2009 : 23:25:26
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Amen to that...
Which is why this is so difficult. Lots to choose from but, how do you know what you're hearing over the internet is a good indication or not. |
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sweatyk
Copper Member
USA
21 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2009 : 22:26:42
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| Hey, I'm a newbie to this forum. I have done both the ds-1 and the sd-1 mod from Monte Allums. I have no complaints. Both mods really brought the stock pedals to life. Especially the sd-1. I did the 808 mod. You can't go wrong with his. Just my opinion. |
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cctsim
Silver Member
United Kingdom
418 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2009 : 00:14:18
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If you want to be objective with how good a mod is, you really need to have two pedals, the modded and the original. Otherwise, it's pointless in my view.
I recently bought a new SD-1, while my first SD-1 has the 5 Star Ge Keeley mod. When I did the A/B comparison, I was very surprised how marginal the difference is. Previously, I thought the Keeley mod was a huge improvement over the stock pedal.
With mods it seems to be more of a psychological effect, especially if DIY is involved that gives you a sense of achievement. |
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Foulacy
Bronze Member
USA
65 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2009 : 01:24:31
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| I have a monte allums ds-1 with the rectifier tri-gain plus mod that I performed myself. I really really love it after the mod, it sounds fantastic. The 3-way switch is great for choosing a tone. When you switch to just the LED's, the sound is so tube like you feel like you can chew it. In regular mode, it has a very rectifier-like tone to it. |
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sweatyk
Copper Member
USA
21 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2009 : 02:32:30
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| I agree with cctsim. And that is what I did. I had bought one new and then found one used to mod. Which ever sounded the best i kept. Or it helps to have friends with the pedals you can borrow to compare. |
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Anyone have any input on the Monte Allums
